Memorial on the cliff top at Whitesand Bay
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Memorial on the cliff top at Whitesand Bay
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 26 Feb 2011
The inscription reads: 'To the beloved memory of Edward Spender aged 44 years and of his sons, Reginald, aged 13 years and Sidney, aged 11 years, who were drowned whilst bathing beneath this cliff on Whit Sunday, June 9 1878'. The plaque on the other side records that Mr Spender was one of the founders of the Plymouth-based Western Morning News.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.341528
Longitude
-4.241333